Public and private foundations

for employees at the Faculty of Science

On this page you will find links to the ongoing calls of the biggest foundations supporting research in natural sciences. At the very bottom, you will find links to searchable databases with both national and international funding possibilities.

Danish public foundations

Independent Research Fund Denmark

Supports all aspects of natural sciences

Innovation Fund Denmark

Focuses on projects involving entrepreneurship and innovation

Danish National Foundation Research

Supports big Centers of Excellence

EUDP

Supports development of novel technologies in the energy sector

GUDP

Supports the development of a greener and more sustainable Denmark

MUDP

Supports project aiming to solve environmental challenges

Danish private foundations

Novo Nordisk Foundation

Supports all aspects of natural sciences

Velux Foundations

Main focus is on basic research

Lundbeck Foundation

Focuses on brain-related research

Carlsberg Foundation

Supports basic research

Leo Foundation

Supports dermatology-related research

Danish Cancer Society

Supports cancer-related research

Augustinus Fonden

Supports research projects within natural sciences

Aage V. Jensen Fonden

Supports nature preservation

Industriens Fond

Supports innovative projects involving the industry

A.P. Møller Fonden

Supports health-related projects

Aage og Johanne Louise-Hansen Fond

Support basic science with minor donations

15. Juni Fonden

Support nature-related research

Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Fond

Supports medical sciences

Danish Diabetes Academy

Supports research within the field of diabetes

COWI-foundation

Supports projects related to engineering and related research areas

International foundations

EU

Overarching portal for funding within the European Union

Societal challenges

The last remaining bits of Horizon 2020

European Research Council

European Union foundation for excellence science

Horizon Europe

Follow the latest developments of the new big research programme

Marie-Curie Action

European Union foundation supporting mobility of postdoctoral fellows

National Institute of Health

Supports transatlantic collaborations

Human Frontiers Science Program

Supports interdisciplinary and international research collaborations

Online databases of funding opportunitues

Research Professional

Exhaustive database of all funding posibilities

SDU RIO analytics

Internal SDU tool for finding European calls

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